Deutsche Grammophon signs harpist Magdalena Hoffmann
Friday, March 5, 2021
Hoffmann is currently principal harpist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Hoffmann, 30, said: 'The great challenge of my instrument is to be innovative. It has such primeval roots on the one hand and so many possibilities that are still waiting to be explored on the other. It can be theatrical, poetic, comic, lyrical, magic, eerie – there are so many stories to be told.'
Dr Clemens Trautmann, president of Deutsche Grammophon, said: 'We are delighted that Magdalena is continuing the great harp tradition on the Yellow Label, represented by, for example, Nicanor Zabaleta during the last century.
'I am certain she will take a highly personal, contemporary approach, creating exciting new recordings and broadening the repertoire of one the most ancient and demanding musical instruments. Magdalena knows how to make the most of its entire tonal spectrum in her own original, thoroughly unconventional way.'
Magdalena Hoffmann’s DG debut album, scheduled for release next January, will explore music inspired by the night and by the theme of dance.